Asus Z97-PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 01:26
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$65 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 200 80% 135 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 578 56% 459 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ADATA_IM2S3334-256GD 256GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 461 446 457 464 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 510 Write 462 Mixed 420 SusWrite 454 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 32.7 120% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 90.3 70% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 105%
Thnsf5256gpuk TOSHIBA 256GB 2,882 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 97GB free Firmware: 51045KLA SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 253 237 236 231 246 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 980 Write 591 Mixed 380 SusWrite 240 121% 548 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 25.1 133% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 699 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 309 276% 430 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
ADATA_IMSS332-256GM 256GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 124GB free Firmware: Q0303B SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 277 288 281 289 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 367 Mixed 325 SusWrite 282 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 45 154% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 203 181% 271 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 447GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 109 Write 80.4 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 106 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 59%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 790GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 192 185 200 194 201 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 22.4 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 191 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 253% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 0215 CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 0420 DDR3 1600G 0215 CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1600, 2000, 1600, 2000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.6% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 18.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 23.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO - $215

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	333x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	82x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	69x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	35x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	16x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $839

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16